by Duane Osterlind | Feb 14, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Tricia Parido, an international master addictions coach and a recovery lifestyle enthusiast. Passionate about helping people attain sober lifestyles so they can live free and fulfilled, Tricia established...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 8, 2022 | Blog
The zero-tolerance that the system has put in place on their war on drugs is an antithesis of the help people need. When really, the goal is to get people in life, not just in a consistent loop of use. According to Dr. Benjamin Boyce, author of Dr. Junkie: One...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 7, 2022 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On this episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane speaks with Serge Prengel, the author of The Proactive Twelve Steps for Mindful Recovery. They dive deep into the process of change and this concept of the virtuous cycle that creates a positive feedback loop in our...
by Duane Osterlind | Feb 1, 2022 | Blog
What is the universality of the human condition? In his book, We Agnostics, Paul Schulte explains that a lot of work in Buddhism, Hinduism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Transcendentalism, Sufism, and Islam are all the same thing. This underlines the crisis of...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 31, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Depression, Drug Addiction, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with author Benjamin Boyce about his addiction story and how the war on drugs impacted his ability to better his life and live a meaningful life. The discussion dives deep into the war on drugs, how it can exacerbate the problems of...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 25, 2022 | Blog
When you have a history of childhood trauma, there are things that you just have to unlearn and reframe. But to do that, you have to bring awareness to it. In the case of Michael Anthony, author of Think Unbroken, he went through such an unimaginable childhood:...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 24, 2022 | 12-step, Addiction, Addiction Recovery Groups, Addiction Treatment, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Recovery
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks with Paul Schulte, the author of We Agnostics: How William James, Father of American Psychology, Advanced A Spiritual Solution to Addiction: How a Venerated Harvard Doctor Inspired the 12 Step...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 18, 2022 | Blog
A lot of families are sending their young adults to luxury-based treatment centers that aren’t necessarily therapeutic. This doesn’t mean they need to be in a punitive environment. They just need to be in an environment where they engage in life and start...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 17, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Betrayal Trauma, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery, Therapy, Trauma
On today’s episode of The Addicted Mind, Duane speaks with Michael Anthony, author of Think Unbroken: Understanding and Overcoming Childhood Trauma. When you have a history of childhood trauma, there are things that you just have to unlearn and reframe. But to do...
by Duane Osterlind | Jan 10, 2022 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Grief & Loss, Mental Health, Recovery
On today’s episode, Duane speaks with Chris Howard, the founder of Ethos Recovery, a long-term recovery house for men. He’s also the founder of Lifestyle Interventions where he offers family intervention mentoring. Chris shares his journey of addiction and...
